These just might be the best and the easiest cookies you’ll ever make.
Recently, a friend dropped off a box of these chocolate chip cookies.
They were big and gorgeous and…the size! How did she get these cookies to be so perfect? I knew these weren’t typical cookies. These were special.
That evening, I had some company over and we finished up all the cookies. Everyone wanted. And the cookies just weren’t about good looks. They were amazing. And as we ate the cookies, we sat around discussing how she got them to be so good.
I remember one family member commenting, “For cookies like this, it must be that the margarine and sugar were creamed together very, very well.”
Of course, I asked my neighbor for the recipe. It was one of those hand-written recipes that she’s been making for 15 years that doesn’t have a source (oh, how we love those). But honestly, I didn’t even look at the recipe because I didn’t think I could make the cookies. I am, after all, currently in between mixers (old one broken, new one on back order).
But then I happened to glance at the recipe a couple of weeks later and I saw…oil? Not margarine? I can try to make these without a mixer.
I took out a simple mixing bowl. And a fork, not even a whisk. And I mixed that oil and sugar together
and continued to add in the rest of the ingredients.
And the results were really amazing cookies.
So much so, that we made another batch with white chocolate chips. And another batch with rainbow sprinkles (our family favorite).
We made batch after batch (good excuse: one child was having a birthday party that week) and it was just so easy and they were just so good!
Yes, my friend’s cookies came out slightly larger and spread a little more nicely than mine. They do come out prettier and more even when you use a mixer.
But even when made simply with a bowl and fork, these are beautiful and amazing.
The Best Giant Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup oil
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups flour
- ½ cup oats
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 (9 oz) package chocolate chips (or desired mix-in)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a bowl of an electric mixer OR in a mixing bowl using a fork, beat together oil, sugars, eggs, and vanilla.
- Add flour, oats, baking soda, and chocolate chips. Mix to combine.
- For giant cookies, you can either eyeball the amount or use an ice cream scoop (not a cookie scoop) to scoop up the dough. You should place 6 cookies on each baking sheet.
- Bake for 10-15 minutes. Cookies will still be mostly soft when you take them out but will harden as they cool.
I was always old school when it came to cookies. Sure, I had some recipes like these amazing oatmeal cookies that use just a ½ cup oil and come together in minutes without a mixer. But, for the most part, I did believe that the best cookies need a mixer and margarine. I’ve proven myself wrong. (But, please, no, don’t think that these are healthier than regular chocolate chip cookies!).
They’re just cookies. Really good cookies. Enjoy!
Can I make them without the oats?
I wouldn’t, it’s part of the great texture
You can, but add more flour to reach the thicker consistency. Otherwise bake them a bit less as they will be thinner and spread more.
Can you link the scooper?
https://amzn.to/3SDxtBR
What type of oats should I use?
We used quick oats.
Just made these exact cookies from Dining In…
Could be! This recipe is from 15 years ago, so if it was one of the goodies circulating around back then, it could definitely have been submitted to a community cookbook published shortly afterwards.
Ye! Dining in cookies
Dining In
Very similar to cookies by Miriam Pascal – “Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies Without Margarine.” Her recipe doesn’t have oats but they have corn starch as the “secret ingredient” and I also make them with a mixing bowl and wooden spoon by hand. They always come out fantastic.
https://overtimecook.com/2014/05/05/best-ever-chocolate-chip-cookies-without-margarine-or-butter/
Once these cool, are these soft and chewy, or crispy?
They’re perfect, crisp at the edges, chewy on the inside!
I made them and they were delicious!!!! Perfect consistency and taste and SO easy. Thank you!
This recipe was published in The Voice of Lakewood which I clipped and have used ever since. It comes with an interesting backstory:
A man had delicious chocolate chip cookies for dessert in a fancy restaurant. He asked the waiter if he could have the recipe. He told him he could have it “for two-fifty.” Thinking he meant $2.50 he agreed. When he got his credit card bill and saw that he was charged $250, he decided to publish the recipe to get even!
That’s really not true.
The story is an urban legend, and that story, even if it were true, is attributed to the Neiman Marcus Chocolate Chip cookies, with the story having taken place in the Neiman Marcus cafe. It is a different recipe than this one.
Neiman Marcus story!
Yup. The neima bar us recipe is different. For one they have grinded oats, but there are also other changes
Super recipe! Prep time is exactly as long as my oven takes to preheat!
If I add sprinkles instead of chocolate chips, how much should I add
I would use less. use your judgement. Too many sprinkles will ‘discolor’ your cookies when baked.
Yes they are from Dining In I’ve been making them for years it’s a staple!! Always in my freezer!
Thanks for the recipe. What type of oats did you use?
I’m also waiting to hear back. On another cookie post she wrote quick oats is what she uses
We used quick oats.
Hi. We used quick oats.
yum yum and oh so easy my daughter and friend had a great time on their day off
Please tell me what went wrong!! I made these last night cuz they looked amazing and they came out super oily
I have a similar recipe and when you let this dough sit too long that’s what usually happens the oil separates and becomes oily
Thanks for the recipe!! I made 2 batches this morning. Is there supposed to be salt? It tastes like somethings missing
I agree, we just made them tonight and it tastes a bit off. The texture seems right though, and they look just like the picture.
How many cups of chocolate chips is the recipe? I don’t live in America so my bags are different sizes
Hi. A 9 ounce bag of chocolate chips contains 1.125 cups of chocolate chips.
DELICIOUS!!!!!!
Thanks bcp for another winner!
What type of oats is everyone using?
Great recipe!
These were perfection for our Yerushalayim snow day ❤️Thank you BCP!
I use whatever I have on hand at that time either quick oats or old fashioned oats and it’s a winner everytime
I made these for Shabbat they were so easy to make, and delicious! I used avacado oil (no different taste) for less guilt lol. I would use a little less sugar next time and a tiny pinch of salt.
Thanks for great recipes!
Light brown or dark brown sugar?
I did 3/4 c sugar. Perfection!! Soft inside, crunchy outside. Kids were ecstatic with the jumbo cookies! Thank you!
can these be made regular size? not giant?
Just made these yesterday, came out amazing!! followed the recipe exactly, I made around 20 cookies and they came out perfect and round. perfect texture, crispy and chewy. Best part is no mixer and I had so few dishes to wash! Thanks for an awesome recipe!!
I made these cookies right when they posted the recipe But I found myself with too little chips. Was checking my pantry for a good substitute and found an ice cream topping that I made with 3 1/2 oz halva
2 cups chocolate chips
Pulse in mixer (food processor)
Cookies were out of this world. Next time around followed recipe exactly was good but could not compare. My kids all said it’s not the same recipe. So we tried again with the halva coated choc chips was out of this world!!!
Love halva! Will have to try!
My cookies really flattened out a lot, they were very thin. Any advice?
We really can’t tell you because there are so many variables. See this post: https://betweencarpools.com/tested-cookie-dough-in-different-ovens/
These look delicious!!! Would it be okay to use a little less than 1 cup of oil? I made a different chocolate chip cookie recipe and I had to use a little less of the oil that it said.
Thanks for!!!
That is up to you, you don’t need permission from me! We can only vouch for a recipe as written, but play around as you like.
Thanks for this recipe. So easy to make and so easy to enjoy! delicious!
Thanks for the awesome recipe! always a winner
Took 25 minutes from when I started this recipe till it was out of the oven! And 25 minutes for there to not be a single crumb left!
🙂 Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for posting this again. Replaced the choc chips with assorted red, pink, white sprinkles, pearls & choc chips to match my daughters strawberry theme for mishloach manos. Came out really cute!
How do you know when cookies are done- closer to 10 or 15 min?,